SynthesisWorld journal of gastroenterology2010
Quality of life after laparoscopic and open colorectal surgery: a systematic review.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Synthesis and summary of patient-reported outcome measures to inform the development of a core outcome set in colorectal cancer surgery.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2015Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of robotic and laparoscopic surgery for treatment of rectal cancer.World journal of gastroenterology · 2011Pooled it
- Single-port laparoscopic resection for diverticular disease: experiences with more than 300 consecutive patients.Surgical endoscopy · 2016Trial
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- Quality of life outcomes in colorectal cancer survivors: insights from an observational study at a tertiary cancer center.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Observational
- Does transanal total mesorectal excision (taTME) result in better quality of life and functional outcomes than traditional TME does? A retrospective propensity score-adjusted cohort study.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Observational
- The Determinants of Long-Term Outcomes After Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Literature Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Assessing Preoperative (EORTC) QLQ-C30 Score in Elderly Patients with Colorectal Cancer: Results from a Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Is my life going to change?-a review of quality of life after rectal resection.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2020Review
- With widespread adoption of MIS colectomy for colon cancer, does hospital type matter?Surgical endoscopy · 2019Article
- Short-term surgical outcomes and patient quality of life between robotic and laparoscopic extralevator abdominoperineal excision for adenocarcinoma of the rectum.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2017Article
- Patient quality of life and short-term surgical outcomes between robotic and laparoscopic anterior resection for adenocarcinoma of the rectum.Techniques in coloproctology · 2017Article
- How well are we measuring postoperative "recovery" after abdominal surgery?Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2015Article
- Evolution of laparoscopy in colorectal surgery: an evidence-based review.World journal of gastroenterology · 2014Review
- Laparoscopic versus open colorectal resection for cancer and polyps: a cost-effectiveness study.ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR · 2014Article
- Short term and long term results after open vs. laparoscopic appendectomy in childhood and adolescence: a subgroup analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2013Article
- Quality of life after laparoscopic vs open sphincter-preserving resection for rectal cancer.World journal of gastroenterology · 2013Article
- Single-incision laparoscopic surgery: outcomes from 224 colonic resections performed at a single center using SILS.Surgical endoscopy · 2013Article
- Quality training in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: does it improve clinical outcome?Techniques in coloproctology · 2011Review
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Abstract
This study was a systematic review of the available evidence on quality of life in patients after laparoscopic or open colorectal surgery. A systematic review was performed of all randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that compared laparoscopic with open colorectal surgery. Study selection, quality assessment and data extraction were carried out independently by two reviewers. Primary endpoint was quality of life after laparoscopic and open colorectal surgery, as assessed by validated questionnaires. The search resulted in nine RCTs that included 2263 patients. Short- and long-term results of these RCTs were described in 13 articles. Postoperative follow-up ranged from 2 d to 6.7 years. Due to clinical heterogeneity, no meta-analysis could be conducted. Four RCTs did not show any difference in quality of life between laparoscopic or open colorectal surgery. The remaining five studies reported a better quality of life in favor of the laparoscopic group on a few quality of life scales at time points ranging from 1 wk to 2 years after surgery. In conclusion, based on presently available high-level evidence, this systematic review showed no clinically relevant differences in postoperative quality of life between laparoscopic and open colorectal surgery.
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